How could it be any better than this ?

Lifehouse’s Everything Skit: “The Mission”

This drama better known as Lifehouse’s Everything Skit was performed at the 2006 Smokey Mountain Winterfest in Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville TN. The church who gets the credit is the Church of God, Youth and Christian education.

It is a very amazing drama about how Jesus carry our sins away and how joyful we are in His salvation.

“I was doubting my faith, and for me that is a big deal,” she said. “I was doubting if God really exists, and why does he allow things to happen. I was about to make the biggest mistake of my life and turn my back on Jesus and become Buddhist… A friend of mine showed me this video. I cried then and I still cry every time I watch this video. I have no more doubts about Jesus. Praise the Lord Saints!”
The huge response to the skit has driven youth leaders from across the nation to request the video and use it to teach their own drama teams.

In a society caught up with Oscars and Golden Globes, those involved in the production of the “Everything Skit” received a much greater reward than any golden figurine could ever deliver — witnessing changed lives. Multi-tiered movie theaters and box office ads weren’t needed to promote and draw nearly 6 million views of a five-minute skit on GodTube and YouTube. The “Lifehouse Everything Skit,” performed by Mission Baltimore with music by Lifehouse, has deeply moved the hearts and souls of America, and the only “hook” pulling people toward it is a yearning to draw closer to a forgiving and embracing Savior. — Digested from CBN.

I has passed this video to some brothers and sisters at college fellowship and they are deeply moved by the drama message sent from unfailing love of Christ.

Yes, nothing else will be stronger than the Love of sacrificial Christ to feed this extreme love-hunger young generation. Please pray the love will penetrate every brother and sister in Christ and empowering us to serve passionately as Jesus did for us.

From Psalm 69 RSV

5 O God, thou knowest my foolishness; and my sins are not hid from thee. sins: Heb. guiltiness
O God, thou knowest my folly; the wrongs I have done are not hidden from thee.
6 Let not them that wait on thee, O Lord GOD of hosts, be ashamed for my sake: let not those that seek thee be confounded for my sake, O God of Israel.
Let not those who hope in thee be put to shame through me, O Lord GOD of hosts; let not those who seek thee be brought to dishonor through me, O God of Israel.
7 Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face.
For it is for thy sake that I have borne reproach, that shame has covered my face.
8 I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother’s children.
I have become a stranger to my brethren, an alien to my mother’s sons.
9 For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.
For zeal for thy house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult thee have fallen on me.
10 When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach.
When I humbled my soul with fasting, it became my reproach.

17 And hide not thy face from thy servant; for I am in trouble: hear me speedily. hear…: Heb. make haste to hear me
Hide not thy face from thy servant; for I am in distress, make haste to answer me.
18 Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it: deliver me because of mine enemies.
Draw near to me, redeem me, set me free because of my enemies!
19 Thou hast known my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonour: mine adversaries are all before thee.
Thou knowest my reproach, and my shame and my dishonor; my foes are all known to thee.
20 Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: and I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none. to take…: Heb. to lament with me
Insults have broken my heart, so that I am in despair. I looked for pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.
21 They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
They gave me poison for food, and for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

From http://matthewandelisa.com/lifehouses-everything-skit/182/

Update:
And now for the highly anticipated script to this act written by none other than Jared Spangler! Many thanks…

Script:

During the very beginning as the Cello is playing jesus walks around looking at the girl and paradise.

You may have to figure out when he actually comes in since the cello part is fairly long.

(blows on her to wake her up) Finally here once speak to me (she mimics Jesus like a puppet, just like you saw in the video, the left leg,right leg, left leg left arm, right leg right arm.)? I want to feel you, I need to hear you

You are the light (Shows her paradise) that’s leading me (Waves his hands around to make rose bush and gives her rose, she smells it.) to the place (Jesus waves his hands again and makes a tree, picks apple, gives it to her, she eats it)?Where I find peace again.

You are the strength (creates dove and flys away) that keeps me walking (Create cloud for rain, cups hand for water, she takes and drinks.)

You are the hope (Both dance-twril twice until “Trusting”) that keeps me trusting

(Lust comes in and dances with her,puts rose in her mouth, jesus tries to grab her but lust grabs her back.)

(Flirts with her)?(Lust pushes Jesus back away a little)You are the light, to my soul

You are my purpose ?You’re everything, and how can I (”LUST starts hovering in front of Jesus)(”MONEY” comes in playing keep-away with the money, she tries to grab it several times, he drops a few she picks them up,he grabs them from her.) stand here with you ?And not be moved by it ?Would you tell me how could it be any better than this, Yeah

(on “Yeah” MONEY starts hovering in front of Jesus and Drinking comes in, both hang on each other, girl with bottle gives it to main girl, she takes a drink, tries to give it back.Party girl takes it back while hovering)

You calm the storms and you give me rest (Party Girl starts hovering in front of Jesus and ” MODEL” comes in shows off. ?You hold me in your hands. ?You won’t let me fold. ?You still my heart. (MODEL takes pony tail out of girl’s hair) when you take my breath away(Girl acts like she’s throwing up)

Would you take me in (F-Model starts hovering in front of Jesus and Demon comes in take me deeper now ?And how can I (DEMON MOTIONS FOR HER TO CUT HER ARM, SHE MIMICS HIS MOVEMENTS,Two long stroke cuts,stand here with you and not be moved by you(demon take his gun and puts it in her hands, forcing her to shoot her self.

Would you tell me how (She reaches for Jesus, demon pulls her back) could it be any better than this ?And how can I (Demon lifts her hand with the gun,to her head) (she holds it there trying to decide what to do) stand here with you (Demon starts hovering) and not be moved by you?

Would you tell me how could it be any better than this ?Cause (girl throws down gun and runs to Jesus, except all the sins and deceptions are holding her back.

{NOTE: This part needs to be a little violent since shes desperatly trying to get to Jesus and they are trying to keep her from him. Make sure they tear off the black shirt while they are wrestling with her}

You’re all I want, you’re all I need ?You’re everything.. everything ?You’re all I want ?You’re all I need (Jesus is pulling her toward him with an “invisible panta-mime” rope, but the “sins” are still struggling with her)?You’re everything.. everything (Her black pre-cut t-shirt rips off revealing a white t-shirt)?You’re all I want ?You’re all I need ?You’re everything.. everything ?You’re all I want ?You’re all I need ?Everything.. everything (RIGHT on the drums beats>

Girl drops to the floor, as Jesus come in and all of the “Sins” are pouncing and trying to get past HIM while he is holding them back from her. she is praying and worshiping on the front of the stage)?And how can I stand here with you and not be moved by it ?Would you tell me how could it be any better than this (All of the Sin’s fly back dead, as Jesus break of them.)

And how can I stand here(Jesus picks up the girl to her feet,dusts her off, with you and not be moved by it ?Would you tell me( both do the twril dance twice ten Jesus “dips her”, both embrace (hug)) how could it be any better any better than this

And how can I (Both walk off the stage embracing and lifting hands(jesus still showing her paradise).stand here with you and not be moved by it ?Would you tell me how could it be any better than this ?Would you tell me how could it be any better than this

Characters

• Jesus (Male)
• Girl or MC (Main Character) (Female)
• Lust (Male)
• Money Man (Male)
• Party Girl (Female)
• Fashion Model (Female)
• Demon (Male or Female)

Note on Demon: make sure the demon lifts up it’s sleeve and reveals the cut on his arm for the knife scene.

Costumes

• Jesus: White Robe,Red sash
• Girl: Jeans, White t-shirt with pre-torn black shirt over it.ponytail
• Lust, black and red, romantic look, w/rose
• Money Man; Reg clothing, with Money bills
• Party Girl: Reg clothing with bottle
• Fashion Model: Dress
• Demon: Black all over, black hood with evil-type face.

PROPS

• Gun
• Knife
• Rose
• Money
• Bottle

More related links at :

CBN report:Jesus ‘Everything Skit’ Draws Millions

Song only lyric video : Everything by Lifehouse

Finally here once speak to me
I want to feel you, I need to hear you
You are the light that’s leading me to the place
Where I find peace again
You are the strength that keeps me walking
You are the hope that keeps me trusting
You are the light to my soul
You are my purpose
You’re everything and how can I stand here with you
And not be moved by it
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this
You calm the storms and you give me rest
You hold me in your hands
You won’t let me fold
You still my heart when you take my breath away
Would you take me in take me deeper now
And how can I stand here with you and not be moved by it
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this
And how can I stand here with you and not be moved by it

Would you tell me how could it be any better than this
Cause you’re all I want, you’re all I need
You’re everything.. everything
You’re all I want
You’re all I need
You’re everything.. everything
You’re all I want
You’re all I need
You’re everything.. everything
You’re all I want
You’re all I need
Everything.. everything
And how can I stand here with you and not be moved by it
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this
And how can I stand here with you and not be moved by it
Would you tell me how could it be any better any better than this
And how can I stand here with you and not be moved by it
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this